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Challenge: From the Ground Up VIII (Standard Editing)
Camera: Olympus OM-1
Lens: Olympus 7-14mm f/2.8 M.Zuiko Digital ED PRO
Location: Trapper Creek, Alaska
Date: Apr 15, 2023
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 6
Galleries: Sky, Astrophotography
Date Uploaded: Apr 16, 2023

 This phenomenon was caused by rocket engine exhaust from a SpaceX Transporter-7 mission that launched on the Falcon 9 about three hours earlier in California. Water vapor in the exhaust from the second stage engine freezes and catches high-altitude sunlight, effectively glowing and creating this spiral-galaxy-looking display of light. The payload is 51 satellites, and on its initial polar orbit, it did a pass-by over Alaska, stunning many night-watchers, including myself. ..Photograph taken outside of Trapper Creek, Alaska, USA.

Guess I should add that the green bands and the red are from the Northern Lights, which is what I was out to photograph.

I really wonder how well this is going to do...

Statistics
Place: 2 out of 30
Avg (all users): 7.0556
Avg (participants): 7.4000
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Views since voting: 539
Views during voting: 62
Votes: 36
Comments: 6
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 05/03/2023 12:51:05 PM
This is amazing, both the actual "thing" and your image. Quite outerworldly
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 04/29/2023 04:22:00 AM
Stunning, the image and the phenomenon.

Absolutely not something you see every day.

A really significant image, in a documentary sense. And a visual treat too.
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 04/28/2023 03:06:03 AM
Amazing shot, was in my top picks. A sight to behold indeed!
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 04/28/2023 12:26:59 AM
Congratulations - what a phenomenal capture!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/26/2023 12:16:08 PM
What an amazingly beautlful image!! I see a Blue in your future. Fingers crossed.
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 04/22/2023 05:57:36 PM
Wow. That's bizzare!
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